HC issues rule on incorporating Bangabandhu’s anti-graft speeches in ednl insttns

Staff Reporter  :
The High Court has observed that corruption cannot be stopped by showing flexibility. Quoting a Nobel laureate the HC said South Asian countries have flexibility on corruption. To stop corruption, the anti-graft body has to go hardline, it also observed.
The High Court Bench of Justice Md Nazrul Islam Talukder and Justice Mohammad Showkat Ali Chowdhury passed the observation on Tuesday, while hearing on a Suo Motu (on its own motion) matter.
The court further said, “If you want to stop corruption, three things must be followed. A strict system against corruption must be established, laws must be obeyed and enforced, and be accountable to the people.”
It also said, “Corruption will not stop unless everyone work together. All stakeholders including government, media and judiciary should work together. If you love your country, you must follow the rule of law. There should be a zero tolerance policy against corruption.”
Quoting anti-corruption and anti-money laundering speeches of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman presiding judge of the Bench said, “If we want to make the country a golden Bangladesh, we need golden people. Everyone has to play a role for that.”
Senior lawyer Khurshid Alam Khan appeared in the court hearing on behalf of the ACC, while Deputy Attorney General AKM Amin Uddin Manik represented the State.
At one stage of the hearing, the HC Bench issued a rule upon the concerned bodies of the government to explain as to why they should not be directed to take necessary steps to include the anti-corruption and anti-money laundering speeches of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the in the curriculum of all educational institutions including schools, colleges, universities.
Cabinet Secretary, Education Secretary, Director General of the Department of Archives and Library, Chairman of the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB), and others respondents have been asked to comply with the rule.
The court also asked the Education Secretary and Director General of the Department of Archives and Library to submit a copy (including audio-video) of the anti-corruption and anti-money laundering speeches of Bangabandhu with it within one month.
Deputy Attorney General AKM Amin Uddin Manik said the court has fixed June 4 for further hearing on the issue.